Police officer moms

Hi ladies! For all you officer moms out there, how long did you stay on road before taking light duty? I hate light duty (so boring) but want to do whats best for baby. Also, did you breastfeed after going back to work? Trying to think how that will work with a lack of downtime on the job. Any insight would be appreciated....first time mom and the other ladies at my department had their children before I started!

Hi ladies! For all you officer moms out there, how long did you stay on road before taking light duty? I hate light duty (so boring) but want to do whats best for baby. Also, did you breastfeed after going back to work? Trying to think how that will work with a lack of downtime on the job. Any insight would be appreciated....first time mom and the other ladies at my department had their children before I started!

I'd like some insight on this topic too .. 1 week til my DS arrives and I'm taking 8-10 wks off but when I go back to work it's going to be hard to pump especially working with a partner @ night. I want to do what's best for my Baby but it's not going to be easy with the uniform/ vest and time.

I'd like some insight on this topic too .. 1 week til my DS arrives and I'm taking 8-10 wks off but when I go back to work it's going to be hard to pump especially working with a partner @ night. I want to do what's best for my Baby but it's not going to be easy with the uniform/ vest and time.

I am not a police officer but DH is, and a woman officer on his department who gave birth recently (a ctually 2x in 2 years) took the FMLA for 12 weeks and FF the child.She works 4-mids and is home during the day with the babies.

Good luck ladies!

I am not a police officer but DH is, and a woman officer on his department who gave birth recently (a ctually 2x in 2 years) took the FMLA for 12 weeks and FF the child.She works 4-mids and is home during the day with the babies.

I'm wondering the same thing. I am ebf and wondering how I'm going to pump at work? I work the midnight shift and I can probably find somewhere to pump for about 15 min but its going to be hassle of taking off the vest, etc. I Want to pump to keep up my milk supply and save the milk for my bf to feed my DD for her night feedings. would love to hear inputs from otherness.

I'm wondering the same thing. I am ebf and wondering how I'm going to pump at work? I work the midnight shift and I can probably find somewhere to pump for about 15 min but its going to be hassle of taking off the vest, etc. I Want to pump to keep up my milk supply and save the milk for my bf to feed my DD for her night feedings. would love to hear inputs from otherness.

i would go on light duty as soon as you can. its just not worth the risk, especially when you consider all the scumbags we're exposed to. i'm off the road so i managed to keep working w/o light duty and stayed out of sight/out of mind. i'm having twins and i don't think it would be easy at all for me to pump at work. i'm going to start them on formula asap so my fiance can do feedings with no problem too. my dr office gave me a sample of similac advanced which claims to be the closest thing to breastmilk. its in liquid form and needs no mixiing or heating. they sell it by the jug or by pre measured bottles. may sound lazy, but we're going to give it a shot. hopefully it will make night time feedings easier, i won't feel like a zombie in the middle of the night trying to mix and heat formula! and don't forget to use your aflac benefits if you've got aflac!

i would go on light duty as soon as you can. its just not worth the risk, especially when you consider all the scumbags we're exposed to. i'm off the road so i managed to keep working w/o light duty and stayed out of sight/out of mind. i'm having twins and i don't think it would be easy at all for me to pump at work. i'm going to start them on formula asap so my fiance can do feedings with no problem too. my dr office gave me a sample of similac advanced which claims to be the closest thing to breastmilk. its in liquid form and needs no mixiing or heating. they sell it by the jug or by pre measured bottles. may sound lazy, but we're going to give it a shot. hopefully it will make night time feedings easier, i won't feel like a zombie in the middle of the night trying to mix and heat formula! and don't forget to use your aflac benefits if you've got aflac!

so I would love some advice. I have a test date for another police agency and they only gave me a two week advanced notice of my test date which is March 19. yikes! I'm not ready!!! I'm just finally easing my way back into a workout routine without lowering my milk supply and just getting used to going back to work from maternity leave. any advice on a quick way of losing some weight? workout or training routine to pass an extensive obstacle course? all at the same time not losing milk supply?? Thanks in advanced!

so I would love some advice. I have a test date for another police agency and they only gave me a two week advanced notice of my test date which is March 19. yikes! I'm not ready!!! I'm just finally easing my way back into a workout routine without lowering my milk supply and just getting used to going back to work from maternity leave. any advice on a quick way of losing some weight? workout or training routine to pass an extensive obstacle course? all at the same time not losing milk supply?? Thanks in advanced!

Extremely excited about finding this thread! I am not actually a police officer but a po. I bf both babies a year. I pumped at work but I did have an office; however, if pumping on shift is not doable, you could formula feed while at work and bf when with the baby. That way they would still get your milk part of the day. I worry about requalls. I did requall with my other pregnancies but I wasn't as far along as I will be in June this time, so I guess I will go U/A then. Not sure how they will take it anyhow after I announce in a week:/ Again for bf, do it while on leave and pump to store/freeze for when you start back if you produce a lot. It worked for us, anyways. Hope this helps. I had a deputy friend say that one of her officers pumped in the patrol car all the time:) not sure how that worked, hehe.

Extremely excited about finding this thread! I am not actually a police officer but a po. I bf both babies a year. I pumped at work but I did have an office; however, if pumping on shift is not doable, you could formula feed while at work and bf when with the baby. That way they would still get your milk part of the day. I worry about requalls. I did requall with my other pregnancies but I wasn't as far along as I will be in June this time, so I guess I will go U/A then. Not sure how they will take it anyhow after I announce in a week:/ Again for bf, do it while on leave and pump to store/freeze for when you start back if you produce a lot. It worked for us, anyways. Hope this helps. I had a deputy friend say that one of her officers pumped in the patrol car all the time:) not sure how that worked, hehe.

Oh, for workouts, www.crossfitmom.com is great. I lost 40 lbs before I returned to work both times really I think because of lack of unhealthy foods while off, hehe, and sleep deprivation. But I am a little heavier anyhow, may just loose faster. Bf helps you loose faster. But I gain it back when preggo again.

Oh, for workouts, www.crossfitmom.com is great. I lost 40 lbs before I returned to work both times really I think because of lack of unhealthy foods while off, hehe, and sleep deprivation. But I am a little heavier anyhow, may just loose faster. Bf helps you loose faster. But I gain it back when preggo again.

wow, you don't have much time! now that my babies are here i plan on either doing the adkins diet or a low calorie diet. for the low calorie i use the live strong calorie counter app on i phone. it has foods from certain restaraunts listed, etc. i want to do power 90 and then step up to p90x. you don 't have that kind of time. i would recommend cardio to build your wind and try to build your upper body strength. if you can do practice runs on the obstacle course everyday do that. or make the entire physical test your daily routine to train your body for what to expect. i would not cut out carbs or protein now because you 'll need it. good luck.

wow, you don't have much time! now that my babies are here i plan on either doing the adkins diet or a low calorie diet. for the low calorie i use the live strong calorie counter app on i phone. it has foods from certain restaraunts listed, etc. i want to do power 90 and then step up to p90x. you don 't have that kind of time. i would recommend cardio to build your wind and try to build your upper body strength. if you can do practice runs on the obstacle course everyday do that. or make the entire physical test your daily routine to train your body for what to expect. i would not cut out carbs or protein now because you 'll need it. good luck.

I'm the first and only female officer in a small department. Right now I'm still on patrol and "in the closet" about being pregnant. I figure I have a few weeks until I can't hide it any more. It's going to cause quite the sh*t storm once I announce! My department has nothing in place policy-wise since I'm sure they thought me having kids was never going to happen (I'm 40). I'm NOT looking forward to the battle ahead, since I've had to go head to head with the higher-ups in the past.

So glad I found this thread. I see so many groups for military moms, but not much for police moms.

Stay safe everyone!

I'm the first and only female officer in a small department. Right now I'm still on patrol and "in the closet" about being pregnant. I figure I have a few weeks until I can't hide it any more. It's going to cause quite the sh*t storm once I announce! My department has nothing in place policy-wise since I'm sure they thought me having kids was never going to happen (I'm 40). I'm NOT looking forward to the battle ahead, since I've had to go head to head with the higher-ups in the past.

So glad I found this thread. I see so many groups for military moms, but not much for police moms.

check out american's with disabilities act and your union if you have one to know how you're protected. hopefully they'll know not to screw with you and make arrangements for light duty. document every stupid thing they do and say. get your ob to write a note indicating you are high risk based on your chances of exposure to blood born pathogens and violent situations. if i think of anything else i'll let you know. i hope they treat you right. congrats on your baby. my agency has been very good to me. my division let me keep working with modifications. i just did the busy work. i'm out now on fmla for two or three months.

check out american's with disabilities act and your union if you have one to know how you're protected. hopefully they'll know not to screw with you and make arrangements for light duty. document every stupid thing they do and say. get your ob to write a note indicating you are high risk based on your chances of exposure to blood born pathogens and violent situations. if i think of anything else i'll let you know. i hope they treat you right. congrats on your baby. my agency has been very good to me. my division let me keep working with modifications. i just did the busy work. i'm out now on fmla for two or three months.

Thanks for the info. I've been researching my options and have a call into a labor attorney to have all my bases covered. There is no such thing as "light duty" in our department, but we do have generous amounts of sick time and short-term disability may be an option. In the past our union (which covers the entire county) has not been very pregnant-female supportive.

I know baby comes first, but coming off the street and being in the station is going to kill me. SWAT and firearms are now out of the question too (Dr.'s orders on that one). I spent so much time proving myself as a capable officer (not just a "female officer") to the department and now I feel like this is going send take them back to the 1950's once again. I joked to my hubby (also a cop) that my maternity uniform is going to consist of a skirt, pantyhose, sensible heels, one of those criss-cross ties and a pill box hat. Maybe they'll even let me carry a revolver because they're simpler for a woman to use! ;-P

I must be delirious from the morning sickness, since I'm sitting here cracking myself up. Thanks for "listening" ladies. Stay safe!

Thanks for the info. I've been researching my options and have a call into a labor attorney to have all my bases covered. There is no such thing as "light duty" in our department, but we do have generous amounts of sick time and short-term disability may be an option. In the past our union (which covers the entire county) has not been very pregnant-female supportive.

I know baby comes first, but coming off the street and being in the station is going to kill me. SWAT and firearms are now out of the question too (Dr.'s orders on that one). I spent so much time proving myself as a capable officer (not just a "female officer") to the department and now I feel like this is going send take them back to the 1950's once again. I joked to my hubby (also a cop) that my maternity uniform is going to consist of a skirt, pantyhose, sensible heels, one of those criss-cross ties and a pill box hat. Maybe they'll even let me carry a revolver because they're simpler for a woman to use! ;-P

I must be delirious from the morning sickness, since I'm sitting here cracking myself up. Thanks for "listening" ladies. Stay safe!

OK, here's a little update... I returned to work on the 10th (found out my testing for another agency is on the 19th - which i am physically not ready). well i havent been able to get a constant workout/prep for my testing :( i did lose a little weight and build a little stamina but not enough, i know. we are still trying to settle into a routine that me and boyfriend can handle but its a little hard on him and sometimes me. he works days I work midnights. I take care of lo when I get home from work. try to workout when lo is napping but I'm missing out on my sleep too. well anyways, so my test date is in a couple of days. I talked to the recruiting office and told them of my situation of just having a baby and I believe that I will not do as good on the test than What I would like and would but I still would like to test and try my best but if they would have and if I am able to test again. and they said yes!!! April 30! so I'm going to push for that test date and just use this testing on the 19th as my baseline to see what I have to work on. so that's the good news!

here's the trouble I'm having now and would like some advice. since I am so confident that I will be passing my testing and the rest of the process my biggest concern is how am I going to go through the academy which is paramilitary where I have to stay in a barracks and only have "weekend liberties ". how am I and my family going to handle that? did any of you have children before going into an academy and how did You and your family and so handle it? did you do daycare? family?

thanks in advance!

OK, here's a little update... I returned to work on the 10th (found out my testing for another agency is on the 19th - which i am physically not ready). well i havent been able to get a constant workout/prep for my testing :( i did lose a little weight and build a little stamina but not enough, i know. we are still trying to settle into a routine that me and boyfriend can handle but its a little hard on him and sometimes me. he works days I work midnights. I take care of lo when I get home from work. try to workout when lo is napping but I'm missing out on my sleep too. well anyways, so my test date is in a couple of days. I talked to the recruiting office and told them of my situation of just having a baby and I believe that I will not do as good on the test than What I would like and would but I still would like to test and try my best but if they would have and if I am able to test again. and they said yes!!! April 30! so I'm going to push for that test date and just use this testing on the 19th as my baseline to see what I have to work on. so that's the good news!

here's the trouble I'm having now and would like some advice. since I am so confident that I will be passing my testing and the rest of the process my biggest concern is how am I going to go through the academy which is paramilitary where I have to stay in a barracks and only have "weekend liberties ". how am I and my family going to handle that? did any of you have children before going into an academy and how did You and your family and so handle it? did you do daycare? family?

Haven't read though all the posts on here but I am so glad I found this topic! I'm a MP (military police), and I pumped for 5mo while on the road and in the field! I'm still bf but I stopped pumping because it was a hassle to take off the belt, the acu top and vest. I also did it because I needed to get my son used to formula while I was in the field and because, we only roll in one person patrols, 3 on at mids; I felt like I'd be putting my fellow mps in danger if something serious went down

I love being on mids cause I can be with my lo all day! :)...well, almost all day :-/

I went on "light duty" as soon as I found out I was pregnant. I hated it. Mainly cause I felt like I let my platoon down...

Haven't read though all the posts on here but I am so glad I found this topic! I'm a MP (military police), and I pumped for 5mo while on the road and in the field! I'm still bf but I stopped pumping because it was a hassle to take off the belt, the acu top and vest. I also did it because I needed to get my son used to formula while I was in the field and because, we only roll in one person patrols, 3 on at mids; I felt like I'd be putting my fellow mps in danger if something serious went down

I love being on mids cause I can be with my lo all day! :)...well, almost all day :-/

I went on "light duty" as soon as I found out I was pregnant. I hated it. Mainly cause I felt like I let my platoon down...

Hi police officer mamas!!! I'm 32 weeks pregnant with twins, I was just wondering how much time did you take off of work? I want to be off long enough to bf a couple of months and get back in shape for the job.

Hi police officer mamas!!! I'm 32 weeks pregnant with twins, I was just wondering how much time did you take off of work? I want to be off long enough to bf a couple of months and get back in shape for the job.

Hey there! Just wanted to let you know you are not alone! I was the first female in a very small department to get pregnant. And I had to put up with the good ole boys getting angry but at the end of the day what's important is the amazing life you're creating. Just know that they will get over it and remember that the law is on your side. I attended a conference for NY women in law enforcement last fall and they handed out a policy to deal with women in your position I can send it to you if you would like, you can e-mail me at poashton161@yahoo.comCongratulations!!!

Hey there! Just wanted to let you know you are not alone! I was the first female in a very small department to get pregnant. And I had to put up with the good ole boys getting angry but at the end of the day what's important is the amazing life you're creating. Just know that they will get over it and remember that the law is on your side. I attended a conference for NY women in law enforcement last fall and they handed out a policy to deal with women in your position I can send it to you if you would like, you can e-mail me at poashton161@yahoo.comCongratulations!!!

I am in law enforcement as well, and it is so difficult for me to realize that I am on light duty! I am almost 17 weeks along, and I have started on light duty this week...no firearms, no arrests, nothing! I know that it's the best for the baby, and the guys that I work with are great about it, but I am constantly struggling with doing a good job (which to me means being "out there" working), and doing the best thing for this baby. I'm so glad that this thread is here! I want to bf after the baby is here, but like everyone else says, it'll be a challenge.

I am in law enforcement as well, and it is so difficult for me to realize that I am on light duty! I am almost 17 weeks along, and I have started on light duty this week...no firearms, no arrests, nothing! I know that it's the best for the baby, and the guys that I work with are great about it, but I am constantly struggling with doing a good job (which to me means being "out there" working), and doing the best thing for this baby. I'm so glad that this thread is here! I want to bf after the baby is here, but like everyone else says, it'll be a challenge.

So, tonight I officially had to loosen my duty belt :( I am so uncomfortable in my squad and I don't think i'd last another 3 weeks without getting more room! I am planning on going on light duty at 16 weeks so almost there (although its going to be brutal, light duty is the worst!!) Just told work this week and they seem to be taking it ok, thank goodness! How is everyone else doing?

So, tonight I officially had to loosen my duty belt :( I am so uncomfortable in my squad and I don't think i'd last another 3 weeks without getting more room! I am planning on going on light duty at 16 weeks so almost there (although its going to be brutal, light duty is the worst!!) Just told work this week and they seem to be taking it ok, thank goodness! How is everyone else doing?

i haven't checked the thread for a while. it sounds like everyone is doing good and getting things in order before they break the news. i'm really glad for this thread, i don't feel alone. i had my twins march 3rd! caitlin was 7lbs 13 oz and connor was 6 lbs 11 oz. i got to spend a week w them at home and ended up back in the hospital due to complications from the c section. they caused a leak in my spinal column during the spinal block which caused a brain anyerism. i spent 5 weeks in three different hospitals. i don't remember most of it because they had me on hallucinagenic meds. i was violent, ripped out my iv's, refused to eat, etc. i don't remember anything other than the vivid hallucinations. i missed out on the first five weeks w my babies! i've been out of the hospital for two weeks now and recovering slowly. laying in bed for five weeks not eating really took its toll on me. i can't handle my babies by myself, so i have someone with me every day. i initially took maternity leave, but i had it changed to serious illness for me. that way i only use sick time and no vacation time. i'm taking an extra month off to make up for the time i lost while in the hospital. at this point i don't feel like i can do my job. i really hope i can gain back all my strength and muscle mass. i came home looking like i just got out of a concentration camp. wish me luck, i've got two months to get better and i need the motivation!

i haven't checked the thread for a while. it sounds like everyone is doing good and getting things in order before they break the news. i'm really glad for this thread, i don't feel alone. i had my twins march 3rd! caitlin was 7lbs 13 oz and connor was 6 lbs 11 oz. i got to spend a week w them at home and ended up back in the hospital due to complications from the c section. they caused a leak in my spinal column during the spinal block which caused a brain anyerism. i spent 5 weeks in three different hospitals. i don't remember most of it because they had me on hallucinagenic meds. i was violent, ripped out my iv's, refused to eat, etc. i don't remember anything other than the vivid hallucinations. i missed out on the first five weeks w my babies! i've been out of the hospital for two weeks now and recovering slowly. laying in bed for five weeks not eating really took its toll on me. i can't handle my babies by myself, so i have someone with me every day. i initially took maternity leave, but i had it changed to serious illness for me. that way i only use sick time and no vacation time. i'm taking an extra month off to make up for the time i lost while in the hospital. at this point i don't feel like i can do my job. i really hope i can gain back all my strength and muscle mass. i came home looking like i just got out of a concentration camp. wish me luck, i've got two months to get better and i need the motivation!

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